September 2010 Archives

“The natural health movement has gone mainstream! More and more mainstream consumers now understand the dangers of toxic chemicals and the promise of nutrition and natural remedies. Modern medicine as we know it today is on the way out, and the age of “better living through chemistry” is thankfully coming to an end.” Mike Adams

Over the past year, I have repeatedly written in our Daily Grams that in spite of the much ballyhooed victories in the courts and legislatures by the traditional health care (aka sickness care) establishment, we are ever so slowly winning this war. (See for example, the Earthsave article, the Hot Kitchen article, and the But Mom article.)

Yes, the public loses an occasional skirmish or battle, but the bottom line is that the “sleeping giant” is awakening and declaring that “Enough is enough!” The consumer is increasingly ignoring the main-stream media and seeking out the truth for themselves. Increasingly, the food manufacturers are having to bow to the economic realities brought about by consumer demand, or lack thereof.

Mike Adams of Natural News just posted a fantastic article which I have made today’s Link of the Day. The title, “Natural health movement achieving key victories over HFCS, MSG, GMOs and more,” says it all. The article is fun to read because it is filled with good news (almost an oxymoron these days).

While I encourage you to read (or at least scan the entire article, I especially encourage you to pause long enough in the section that addresses Vitamin D and watch the video that is part of that section. It is mind-blowing! Or at least it was to me.

So, sit back, enjoy some “good news” and keep on asking the good questions. I’ll say it again, “We are winning!” Hallelujah!!!

Prayer PowerFather, we thank You that the truth about the superiority of the Original Manufacturer’s Design is finally emerging in this greed-driven society.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“I believe the natural health community will achieve yet more significant victories in several important areas of public health.” Mike Adams

So don’t get tired of doing what is good. Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time. (Gal. 6:9; NLT)

In yesterday’s Daily Gram, Jerry wrote about the victories we’re having in the natural health arena. The link with Mike Adams article brings hope and encouragement. If you weren’t able to read the article for whatever reason, I decided to highlight some of the victories since they’re so noteworthy.

Trans Fats known as the “fat that kills” receives a great deal of negative press. Most everyone has heard from someone that these health destroying fats are not “good for the heart.” If you see “partially hydrogenated vegetable oil” in an ingredients list, avoid it…like the plague that it is.

Mike Adams writes that these dangerous fats “have absolutely no place in a healthy food supply. In time, they will probably be banned altogether.” Hooray!

High-Fructose Corn Syrup has been exposed for the evil sweetener that it truly is. People are finally realizing the dangers of this refined sweetener. Food manufacturers are now switching away from HFCS and using more natural refined ingredients such as evaporated cane juice.

BPA, known as the “plastics chemical” receives more bad press every day. I wrote about it recently being a hormone disruptor, meaning it interferes with the normal healthy functioning of the hormonal system of the body. (see my Early Puberty article and my Why Should I Care article.)

Mike writes, “The outcry against BPA has even gone mainstream now, with mainstream news organizations covering the issue with greater frequency. Momentum is clearly building in favor of legislation that would outlaw BPA in all plastic food containers.”

MSG, otherwise known as monosodium glutamate or the “taste that kills” is a man-made, destructive food enhancer. Mike says, “We’ve also been victorious in a very big way against MSG (monosodium glutamate), the chemical taste enhancer that’s used in sausage, beef jerky, salad dressings, gravy mixes, and all sorts of fast food. (It’s found in practically everything served at KFC, for example.)

“While we haven’t yet succeeded in banning MSG, we have raised awareness to such an extent that even soup companies are now competing with claims of having “No MSG” on their labels. As the public learns even more about MSG, we can expect to see more food companies removing it from their products.”

On a personal note, I can still remember the first time I unknowingly consumed MSG…and one of the worst headaches that followed. I’ve also witnessed my mother having seizures after she unknowingly consumed MSG.

Mike goes on to talk about several other arenas on the horizon in which more significant victories will occur in the future.

Aspartame he feels will be fully exposed and banned. (One of my personal crusades is to inform people of this harmful substance.)

Water fluoridation…Mike says to “expect to see an end to the criminal act of dripping a toxic, pharmacologically active chemical into the water supply without the consent of those who consume it.”

Mercury fillings, vaccines and GMO’s top off the list.

Wow. So for those of us walking in the path of natural health, let’s be encouraged. We’re making progress even though at times it seems as if we’re moving at a snail’s pace.

Prayer PowerFather, thank You for encouraging our readers this day with hope and health.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“Everyone of us is the sum total of his thoughts. He’s where he is because that’s exactly where he wants to be whether he will admit that or not.” Earl Nightingale

Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” (Mark 9:23; NKJ)

Nightingale’s quote given above is what many would call a “hard saying,” i.e., very hard or difficult to understand. However, I would suggest that it’s not really that the quote is difficult to understand, but rather that it is difficult to believe — it just doesn’t seem to fit what most of us are willing to admit about ourselves. It’s like looking in a mirror and not being at all happy with the reflection we get back.

Maybe you’ve never heard of Earl Nightingale. Or maybe you’ve heard the name, but can’t quite put it together with who he was or what he did. Actually, back in the 50’s Earl Nightingale cut a record (some of our readers may not even know what that is), and it turned gold, i.e., sold over a million copies). Quite an accomplishment in and of itself, but made even more noteworthy in that the genre of the record was spoken word — the only spoken word recording to ever go gold.

All that to say that Nightingale’s message is pretty significant. And another gentleman whom you’ve undoubtedly heard of, Mark Victor Hansen, of Chicken Soup fame, has made Nightingale’s recording available to all on his web site. I do hope you will take advantage of the incredible opportunity to listen to “The Strangest Secret.” Better still, download it to your computer so you can load it on your mp3 player and listen to it again and again. It can…and will, if you let it, change your life.

Enjoy The Secret…and enjoy your week. It can be your best ever — it’s your choice.

Prayer PowerFather, we thank you that the technology of the Internet makes it possible for all to hear Earl Nightingale’s classic recording. And thank you for Mark Victor Hansen’s generosity in making that recording so available.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“But the rats receiving the cornflakes and water died before the rats who were given the box….” Sally Fallon quoting 1960 research study done at Ann Arbor University

…and don’t desire all the delicacies– deception may be involved. (Prov. 23:3; NLT)

Most Americans have a blatant, unabashed, and outright love affair going on in their lives…each and every morning. Many can’t wait to go to bed at night so they can wake up and start their day with their “obsession.” This “love affair” comes in various shapes, colors, and sizes. No discrimination here. And to further add to the deception, they believe that what they’re doing is actually health-promoting and life-giving!

We’re bombarded with gorgeous ads and slick talkers telling us that our “lover” is full of fiber, loaded with vitamins and minerals, and will lower our cholesterol, as well as our waist size!

Quoting from Nourishing Traditions,

Whole grains that have been processed by high heat and pressure to produce puffed wheat, oats, and rice are actually quite toxic and have caused rapid death in test animals.

Breakfast cereals that have been slurried and extruded at high temperatures and pressures to make little flakes and shapes should also be avoided. Most, if not all, nutrients are destroyed during processing, and they are very difficult to digest. Studies show that these extruded whole grain preparations can have even more adverse effects on the blood sugar than refined sugar and white flour!

Sally Fallon actually recommends throwing away all boxed breakfast cereals — the flakes, shapes, and puffed grains produced by the extrusion process that is damaging the health of all who eat them.

Even though I didn’t eat mainstream breakfast cereals, I still occasionally used to enjoy granola and even a “health-food” type of cereal such as spelt flakes. I wasn’t thrilled when I began seeing the light about prepared cereals, even the so-called healthy ones.

As I wrote and spoke more about eating foods the way God originally made them, I had an epiphany. There are no cereal bushes in nature. No trees grow flakes. Breakfast cereals are a highly processed food. No matter how much the food industry wants to make you believe that they’re from “whole grains” and healthy, the bottom line is…it’s ALL a big, fat lie!

In her book, Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon tells of a research study done in 1960 at Ann Arbor University. Eighteen rats were divided into three categories. One group received cornflakes and water; one group was given water and the cardboard box that the cornflakes came in; and the third group received rat chow and water.

The third group remained in good health throughout the experiment. The rats eating the box and water became lethargic and eventually died of malnutrition. But the rats eating cornflakes and water died BEFORE the rats eating cardboard!

“Before they died, the cornflake rats developed schizophrenic behavior, threw fits, bit each other [sound like any kids you know?], and finally went into convulsions. Autopsy revealed dysfunction of the pancreas, liver and kidneys and degeneration of the nerves in the spine — all signs of insulin shock.” Could one deduct that there was actually more nutrients in the cardboard box than in the actual cereal?

Wanna re-think that love affair?

Prayer PowerFather we’re so thankful for the wonderful healthy food that You have provided for us to eat…food that nourishes our body and satisfies our taste buds.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

Let’s build a great city with a tower that reaches to the skies– a monument to our greatness! This will bring us together and keep us from scattering all over the world. (Gen. 11:4; NLT)

Let’s see…we’ve been branding ourselves as The Coaching Pair for close to a decade now. Our very first web site used the pair of Cape Henry Lighthouses as the overall theme of our site. The header you see above this Daily Gram is something like the third generation, but it has always included pics of us and pics of the pair of lighthouses.

We love the image of lighthouses. It is such a graphic word-picture of what a life coach is and does, i.e., provide guidance and encouragement for those who trying to get somewhere but are casting about in the seas of life in need of encouragement and direction.

Actually, the lighthouse pair in our header is only about 18 miles away from us, but believe it or not, we had never seen them, up close and personal. You know how it is — when you live in an area, you never do the tourist things. It’s a shame, but I know we’re not alone in that indefensible behavior.

So, on Labor Day, 2010, we packed a water bottle, a couple of healthy energy bars, and headed for the ocean to find the two lighthouses. We’re excited to report to you that they’re still there. Standing tall in all their majestic glory. We even got to climb to the top of the old one (over 100 steps to the top).

I wrote a DG when we put the new blog header up which gives a little of the history of the two Cape Henry Lights, so I won’t go through any of that again today. But we did take a bunch of photos, like any good tourist should. If you’re interested, they are today’s link — pics of The Coaching Pair with the Lighthouse Pair. It was a fun day.

Prayer PowerFather, we thank You for the blessing of living so near to the Cape Henry Lights and for the historic place they hold in the establishment of our great country. Thank You for those who had the foresight and expertise to construct them.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“Celery has always been associated with lowering of blood pressure. When combined with other juices, it provides a different formula that helps other conditions.” juicing-for-health.com

I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. (Gen. 9:3; NLT)

Many of us enjoy the taste and crunch of celery. It adds flavor to various salads such as Waldorf salad, pea salad, and chicken salad. And combined with onions and carrots, celery makes a great base for many soups.

Celery has a number of health benefits as well. When I was recovering from a virus or illness as a child, the first food that my Dad would suggest that I eat would be a piece of raw celery with a tiny amount of salt sprinkled on it. I’m only now realizing the wisdom in his suggestion. Celery is rich in vitamin C along with being a good source of dietary fiber. It’s also high in magnesium, iron, and chlorophyll, which is an excellent blood builder and is one of the richest sources of organic sodium.

Recently I’ve been reading more and more about the benefits of celery juice, specifically for lowering blood pressure. Quoting Heidi Fagley from Natural News, she says: “This versatile veggie contains active compounds named phthalides. These compounds provide health benefits by naturally relaxing the muscles in and around the walls of the arteries which cause those vessels to dilate, creating more space inside the arteries that permits the blood to flow at a lower pressure.

“Phthalides also have been reported to lower blood pressure and promote a healthy circulatory system by reducing what are known as stress hormones. This biennial vegetable also contains high amounts of magnesium, potassium, and calcium. The beneficial effect of these minerals in celery serves to calm the nervous system, automatically counterbalancing stress levels.”

Heidi’s article also shares some history of celery juice being prescribed by Hippocrates (460BC-377BC) to his patients suffering from nervous tension. Chinese medicine has traditionally used celery juice to reduce high blood pressure. However, only recently has the blood pressure lowering benefits been studied here in the Western world by The University of Chicago Medical Center.

Heidi states, “In one instance, the father of a scientist at UCMC experienced a drop in his blood pressure from 158/96 to 118/82 after just one week of eating about four stalks a day.”

While doing research for this article, I discovered others who demonstrated significant decrease in their blood pressure with consistent drinking of celery juice. Apparently juicing 4 stalks per day seems the recommended amount.

I would also add that celery is one vegetable that I always buy organically grown. According to the Environmental Working Group’s 2010 report “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides,” celery is among the 12 foods on which pesticide residues have been most frequently found.

Prayer PowerFather, we continually thank You for the wonderful foods that You have given to us for nourishment and health.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“The prefix “allo” means other. The western medical model treats the body with something other than natural elements to which the body is accustomed.” Marcia B. Smith, N.D., Ph.D.

In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Rev. 22:2; NKJ)

This week, the Daily Grams are going to be a bit different than ever before. Sharon and a small team of helpers and advisers have been working diligently for the last couple of months to pull together a “Keys to Wellness Telesummit” which is scheduled for next week, September 20-24. She has lined up a very impressive list of health and wellness professionals who she will interview during the course of each hour-long call next week.

The event is described in detail at http://keystowellnesstelesummit.com. The telesummit is free of charge and when you review the list of speakers and topics, we believe you will want to register to attend, and hopefully share the announcement web site with all your family and friends.

Again, there is no charge to attend, but you must register in order to get access to the calls. Another reason to register is that if the 3p EDT time is not convenient for you, and if you are registered, you will receive a link to the recorded session each day so that you can listen at a time more suited to your schedule.

Starting today, and for the rest of this week, we will be featuring a couple of the experts Sharon has lined up to share their expertise with you. Today, we are spotlighting Dr. Marcia Smith and Dr. Dean Kent. In Sharon’s words:

I first heard Dr. Marcia Smith speak at a nutraceutical conference a number of years ago. A short, bubbly and warm woman was on stage presenting critical information about the “gems’ in our bodies called hormones. Since then I’ve listened to her teachings many times. Along with her presentations on hormones, she also has a brilliant explanation of the difference between the traditional medical model and the natural model of healing in relationship to hormones.

Following is an excerpt from one of her articles. “Let’s examine the difference between the ‘allopathic’/ pharmaceutical approach and the nutritional/lifestyle approach for dealing with ‘the change of life.’ The prefix ‘allo’ means other. The western medical model treats the body with something other than natural elements to which the body is accustomed.

“The allopathic approach works against the body. My favorite nutritional biochemist, Dr Jeffery Bland, says that when you take a pharmaceutical drug, ‘the drug OWNS your body.’ Synthetic hormones are drugs, and while you are taking them, they ‘own’ your body. This ‘ownership’ has certainly been very obvious to many women who have gone off hormones suddenly. Many of these women have reported being very uncomfortable as the hormones relinquished ‘ownership.’

“I am certainly not opposed to taking pharmaceutical drugs when necessary. When the body is malfunctioning, it can be life-saving to have a drug ‘own’ your body, however, my perspective, as a health consultant, is that a proactive, natural approach can often prevent a crisis. Such an approach works with your body, not against it supporting and enhancing optimal function.”
____________________________________Although most of us don’t love going to the dentist, we can love our dentist, especially when we know that he is doing the very best for his patient’s health, even when that goes against the traditional dental industry.

I first began learning about holistic dentistry nearly twenty years ago. As with many things I’ve learned about and studied, controversy surrounded that issue as well. Traditional dentistry tells us that mercury amalgam fillings are totally safe and harmless. Holistic dentistry tells us something vastly different. Needless to say, I was thrilled when a good friend referred us to Dr. Kent.

Dr. Dean Kent received his dental degree in 1978 from the University of Illinois Dental School in Chicago. He moved from Chicago to Virginia Beach in 1979 and opened his holistic dentistry practice that year. While traditional dentistry focuses only on the areas above the neck, holistic dentistry looks at the patient as a whole system and how the mouth relates to the rest of the body. Holistic dentistry focuses on the use of non-toxic, restorative materials for dental work and emphasizes that dental toxin and infections may have an impact on a person’s overall health.

Prayer PowerFather, we thank You for pioneers in their fields like Drs. Smith and Kent — people who are willing to “swim upstream” from the safety of the traditional medical model. We ask You to prepare our listener’s hearts to receive the important message these two professionals bring next week.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“We have been programmed by the medical community and the media to believe that everyone — children and adults — will become sick, and likely die, unless they are vaccinated.” Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

A wise teacher’s words spur students to action and emphasize important truths. The collected sayings of the wise are like guidance from a shepherd. (Ecc. 12:11; NLT)

As I mentioned yesterday, this week the Daily Grams are going to be a bit different than ever before. Sharon and a small team of helpers and advisors have been working diligently for the last couple of months to pull together a “Keys to Wellness Telesummit” which is scheduled for next week, September 20-24. She has lined up a very impressive list of health and wellness professionals who she will interview during the course of each hour-long call next week.

The event is described in detail at http://keystowellnesstelesummit.com. The telesummit is free of charge and when you review the list of speakers and topics, we believe you will want to register to attend, and hopefully share the announcement web site with all your family and friends.

Again, there is no charge to attend, but you must register in order to get access to the calls. Another reason to register is that if the 3p EDT time is not convenient for you, and if you are registered, you will receive a link to the recorded session each day so that you can listen at a time more suited to your schedule.

All this week, the Daily Grams will be featuring a couple of the experts Sharon has lined up to share their expertise with you. Today, we are spotlighting Dr. Sherri Tenpenny and Nancy Curtis. In Sharon’s words:

Vaccines are decisive issue to say the least. I’ve read and heard countless arguments on both sides of the fence. Having experienced my own personal health demise as a result of numerous vaccines in nursing school, I do hold rather strong opinions on this subject.

I’ve read many books and done hours of research on the subject. I’ve also known of several experts in this field and have listened to numerous calls and recordings on the affects that vaccines have on the body.

One of the experts that stands tall in a major way is Dr. Sherri Tenpenny. Dr. Tenpenny is respected as one of the country’s most knowledgeable and outspoken physicians regarding the impact of vaccines on health.

As a member of the prestigious National Speaker’s Association, Dr. Tenpenny is an outspoken advocate for free choice in healthcare, including the right to refuse vaccination. As an internationally known speaker, she is highly sought after for her ability to present scientifically sound information regarding vaccination hazards and warnings that are rarely portrayed by conventional medicine. Most importantly, she offers hope through her unique treatments offered at OsteoMed II for those who have been vaccine-injured.

We are so privileged to have her as one of our guest speakers on our “Keys to Wellness Telesummit.” Come, listen, and learn why you do NOT ever want to get a flu shot!
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Do you find it easier to learn from someone who has “been there, done that, and got the t-shirt?” Meet my friend and wellness colleague, Nancy Curtis. Nancy has been “about” nutrition and weight loss since she was in her twenties. Although she herself never struggled with excess weight until she was in her forties and chose to go off of synthetic hormone replacement, her immediate family has another story.

Nancy has five close relatives who went through the extreme measure of various weight-loss surgeries…all of which were unsuccessful. She has several relatives over 300 pounds and one who is actually over 700 pounds. These statistics fueled Nancy’s passion to educate and empower others with the fact that they could become fit, strong, and healthy.

Along with studying exercise and nutrition, Nancy has done intense study on how our thought processes affect our health and weight. She is passionate about educating people on how to retrain their thinking concerning their weight. Nancy teaches how to recapture your love of food while fueling your body for health and wellness. If you or anyone you know, love and care about struggles with weight issues, you won’t want to miss Nancy’s presentation.

Prayer PowerFather, again today we ask that You bless these two guests for next week’s telesummit and bring the right audience to hear their awesome presentations. Bring those with ears to hear and hearts to begin to practice some of what they learn.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

Look! I have given you the seed-bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. (Gen. 1:29; NLT)

As I mentioned Monday, this week the Daily Grams are going to be a bit different than ever before. Sharon and a small team of helpers and advisors have been working diligently for the last couple of months to pull together a “Keys to Wellness Telesummit” which is scheduled for next week, September 20-24. She has lined up a very impressive list of health and wellness professionals who she will interview during the course of each hour-long call next week. [Forgive me for repeating myself, but we have new readers each day.]

The event is described in detail at http://keystowellnesstelesummit.com. The telesummit is free of charge and when you review the list of speakers and topics, we believe you will want to register to attend, and hopefully share the announcement web site with all your family and friends.

Again, there is no charge to attend, but you must register in order to get access to the calls. Another reason to register is that if the 3p EDT time is not convenient for you, and if you are registered, you will receive a link to the recorded session each day so that you can listen at a time more suited to your schedule.

All this week, the Daily Grams will be featuring a couple of the experts Sharon has lined up to share their expertise with you. Today, we are spotlighting Paula Vetter and Kim Watson. In Sharon’s words:

I first heard Paula Vetter on a conference call a number of years ago. Her warm and soothing voice immediately brings comfort. She too is an RN. However, she is also a Holistic Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified Herbalist, Diabetes Educator, Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified EFT Practitioner, and Personal Wellness Coach. Whew!

Paula has more than 30 years of experience in Traditional and Holistic Medicine. She was a Critical Care Nursing Instructor at the Cleveland Clinic for more than a decade. And Paula has taught nursing at two Ohio colleges and practiced Primary Care in a busy Family Practice in Medina, Ohio for 18 years. With her combined expertise in Traditional Western Medicine and Holistic Medicine, she brings a truly INTEGRATIVE approach to her practice.

Join me as Paula shares how she partners with her patients to bring transformation to their lives.
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Jerry and I first met Kim Watson a number of years ago at a Brian Klemmer Leadership Training Seminar called Personal Mastery. We’ve stayed in touch through the years and watched one another “grow” from afar. As a side note, Kim and her family are one of the few families we personally knew that were totally displaced by Hurricane Katrina. They lived in a HUD trailer for months. But it never dampened Kim’s unwavering spirit.

Anyway, Kim has a unique passion for educating folks on how to get and stay well. She worked for 10 years as a medical social worker in gerontology, oncology, dialysis, psychiatry and with in-patient and community hospice services. She loved working with patients, but became very discouraged with the “inhumanity” of the medical system.

Like so many of us, due to her own personal health challenge, Kim sought answers apart from the traditional medical model. Her quest to become well set her on a course of discovering how differently natural methods of healing work compared to the model she was familiar with as a social worker. She hasn’t looked back. She developed a desire to share her knowledge with others. She’s recently written a book that she’ll tell us about on the Telesummit. You won’t want to miss it!

Prayer PowerFather, it never ceases to amaze us how many people are “carrying the torch” to recognize the shortcomings of the traditional medical/pharmaceutical approach. We pray that as listeners hear some of the amazing messages by our panel of experts that they will be even more motivated to seek to be a better informed participant in their family’s medical care.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.

“Sixty percent of Americans remain perpetually ill because Western medicine only treats the symptoms of an illness instead of addressing underlying causes that when resolved bring recovery.” Gracelyn Guyol

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2Timothy 1:7; NKJ)

As I mentioned Monday, this week the Daily Grams are going to be a bit different than ever before. Sharon and a small team of helpers and advisors have been working diligently for the last couple of months to pull together a “Keys to Wellness Telesummit” which is scheduled for next week, September 20-24. She has lined up a very impressive list of health and wellness professionals who she will interview during the course of each hour-long call next week. [Forgive me for repeating myself, but we have new readers each day.]

The event is described in detail at http://keystowellnesstelesummit.com. The telesummit is free of charge and when you review the list of speakers and topics, we believe you will want to register to attend, and hopefully share the announcement web site with all your family and friends.

Again, there is no charge to attend, but you must register in order to get access to the calls. Another reason to register is that if the 3p EDT time is not convenient for you, and if you are registered, you will receive a link to the recorded session each day so that you can listen at a time more suited to your schedule.

All this week, the Daily Grams will be featuring a couple of the experts Sharon has lined up to share their expertise with you. Today, we are spotlighting Gracelyn Guyol and Julia Trudeau. In Sharon’s words:

I’ve only recently been introduced to Gracelyn Guyol — what an amazing woman. She has an incredible story that you will not want to miss. Having suffered some major side effects from prescription, anti-depressant drugs, she went on her own quest to find alternative and healthy answers to the cloud of depression and bi-polar disorder that haunted her.

In her search for a sound mind, she left no stone unturned. Quoting from her newest book, Gracelyn says, “Conventional medicine treats each symptom separately — as if it is disconnected from the rest of the body — with drugs that often have side effects and long-term health risks. A “holistic” approach considers symptoms throughout the whole person, seeking to identify and correct these causes with natural substances or therapies, restoring the body’s own healing systems.”

This holistic line-of-thinking is usually connected to the physical body itself, not to the mind or brain. In her latest book, “Who’s Crazy Here? Steps to Recovery Without Drugs for Add/ADHD, Addiction and Eating Disorders, Anxiety and PTSD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Autism,” Gracelyn brings a fresh and holistic perspective to obtaining and maintaining healthy brain function.
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Jerry and I first met Dr. Julia Trudeau over six years ago when Jerry was having a bit of a health crisis. Since we don’t routinely visit doctors, we had few options of where to turn to find some answers. A friend told us about Dr. Julia. She not only was a tremendous help for Jerry, she has since been there for any number of situations that we’ve encountered and has become a dear friend.

She is a brilliant young woman with a deep love for her patients. She is passionate about educating her patients about how they can become and stay well. Like so many of us, she too had her own personal health challenge which has been an impetus for her to do continual study on how to overcome obstacles surrounding one’s health. One of her main focal points is the effects that heavy metals have on the body. She has done intensive and extensive study on this subject and works with her patients to determine why they remain ill and what they can do to regain their health.

Prayer PowerFather, two more “experts” to provide our listeners with some rarely heard insight into some of the major health issues we’ve seen exponentially growing over the past few decades. Again, Sharon and I would ask that you bring just the right people to this series that are hungry to hear and willing to heed the somewhat unconventional approaches that will be discussed.

Jerry Graham, aka "DocJerry," is a professional lifestyle and leadership coach and a social marketing authority who coaches ministry leaders, small business owners, and network marketers, on how to properly capitalize on the current Internet trends. He is also a blogger, a charter member and guide at Renegade University, and one of the Super Guides at Marketing Merge.

Sharon Graham, R.N., is a professional lifestyle coach and a wellness authority who coaches a broad range of clients from corporate executives, small-business owners, and other professionals, to stay-at-home moms and dads in how to achieve and maintain wellness. Sharon is also a blogger, a sought-after public speaker, and a great cook who is currently compiling a cookbook.